Thomas Mercer Jones | |
Birth Date: | 1795 |
Birth Place: | England |
Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Monuments: | Ontario Historical Plaques: Thomas Mercer Jones, 1795 - 1868 |
Occupation: | Businessman and Banker |
Years Active: | 53 |
Employer: | Canada Company and later Bank of Montreal |
Known For: | Inspiring Stratford, Ontario's name. |
Co-Commissioner of the Canada Company | |
Term: | 1829–1850 |
Predecessor: | William Allan |
Successor: | Frederick Widder |
Party: | Family Compact and later Colborne Clique |
Opponents: | Colborne Clique and later Family Compact |
Spouse: | Elizabeth Mary Strachan |
Thomas Mercer Jones (1795 - 2 October 1868) was an English-born administrator who arrived in Upper Canada in the 1820s and was employed as a commissioner of the Canada Company based in Goderich. A series of internal conflicts led to his dismissal in 1852. He died in Toronto.